Sony Wants to Know if You Want PS4 Remote Play on Nintendo Switch, Portable DualShock Controller

Sony’s doing some research into PlayStation 4’s popular Remote Play feature, potentially teasing some tantalising new ways to play.

[Gazondaily]

Very interesting. Sony is quite naturally looking at making its games available on other platforms too. Would be a good move and a big one at that if you could play PS games on Switch and mobile

[Thunder_G0d_Bane]

Well the good thing here is that you still need a PS4 to use remote play so Sony literally doesn't miss out on anything by having this feature on the Switch.

It just helps push their hardware and software even more,

And it's a win win for us consumers. Play where You Like!

[UltraNova]

Exactly, its a win win for Sony.

[Gazondaily]

"Well the good thing here is that you still need a PS4 to use remote play so Sony literally doesn't miss out on anything"

Lol how is that a good thing??

Edit- beaten by Havik above.

[darthv72]

I dont have a switch, but my son does and he has the ps4 and xbo as well. To be able to use his switch for remote play of xbo AND ps4 would be sweet. Right now I use my vita to stream from ps4 and I use my galaxy S6 to stream from xbo. Being able to use both services on the switch would be the icing on the cake.

One device that can be used for switch, ps and xb games... OH MY

[nucky64]

it's only a "win-win for consumers" if you want to play in different places. i never do so it's a non-factor to me. so i hope any update for this would be optional as i'd never use it.
edit- sounds good for those who would use it, though.

[FallenAngel1984]

You can already Remote Play anywhere you like with good internet

[AspiringProGenji]

It's a good thing in the sense that Sony also receives support of their product instead of making it not neccesay

how is not a good thing? Do you really need everything given to you that easy without any trade?

[Zeref]

why does it matter to you if you need a playstation or not? PSNow is already on PC. What would be the disadvantage for you if it came to switch?

[Muzikguy]

@Havik and Septic

You don't have to be a shareholder to want a company to do well. I game on the systems so of course I'd want them to do well so the games keep coming. Sony making money for this to continue is a good thing

@toshiye

It baffles me as well

[S2Killinit]

I thought it goes without saying but I guess it has to be explained: its a good thing that you need a PlayStation to play PlayStation games because the business model where games are bought through a console maintain the relevance of consoles, and the integrity of high quality games. Imagine a scenario where you can buy and play PlayStation games on any device and without even having to buy it on a PlayStation, in which case the name PlayStation is merely a placeholder for a service or “digital store/catalogue” of games. If that happens, this digital service/store no longer serves gamers, rather it becomes a place where whatever can sell more, will become the norm. Gone are the quality games, replaced by money grabs, microtransaction fests, and flooded with only the newest trend that makes money at the lowest cost. Case in point: mobil phone gaming.

[mikeslemonade]

No I don’t want to play PS games with a bunch of latency on a screen the size of my phone and with crappy 720p resolution.

[Xavi4K]

@thunder

for now...I'm sure they will also allow it through the cloud that's why the gave Microsoft that big fat ass check

[SpaceRanger]

Lmao talk about reach. It’s about remote play, which means you still need a PS4.

Considering the vast majority have this preferred combination of consoles, it would make sense. And it would avoid another PS Vita being made.

[Teflon02]

I want a new PS portable system. While Nintendo gots good games. The prices and lack of proper system features is what makes me hate using it. Those are 2 things I don't see them fixing either sadly

[Nyquist289]

The Vita is fantastic if you know how to hack and mod it. Best console I've acquired for a long time.

[Nyquist289]

The switch doesn't appeal much to me. Shoddy build quality. Nintendo games aren't my cup of tea either. So much cutesy crap. The wii was weird. Building a whole console around the imprecise motion control. Good for casuals I suppose.

[sampsonon]

Sony shouldn't do it.

[SolidGamerX]

This isn't making games available on other platforms this is allowing their games to be remote played from Playstation on another device, you still need a PS4 to play the game. In reality its actually just asking the community a question and depending on the answer it might not happen at all.

"Lol how is that a good thing??"

More money for Sony = better games and more of them for Playstation gamers.

[Muzikguy]

Remote play is a plus for Sony and consumers. Doesn't mean they're trying to release their games on the Switch.

[Xaevi]

A thousand times yes on remote play on Switch!

[crazyCoconuts]

Would be awesome, but I can't see Nintendo allowing this. Would be a big shift in their culture/identity

[SierraGuy]

Same

[porkChop]

They allow XBL sign-in and achievements on Switch, so why would this be an issue? This would be advantageous for them. New functionality for the system, and for free? Come on, Nintendo would never say no to that.

[crazyCoconuts]

@porkchop, XBL login only from within Minecraft, which the gamer paid for via a Nintendo store. That's different than a free app that allows you to pay other platform titles on the switch without Nintendo getting a cut.

[sampsonon]

Sony would never do it so don't worry about it.

[King_Noctis]

It would be better on the Switch, especially when it comes to full controller buttons.

[Segata]

If the lag is better than it was on Vita then yes.

[Welshy]

I never personally had any major issues with latency on my Vita. Streaming as a whole is just dependent on your internet connection.

Even if the latency isn't 100%, being able to fire up less reflex intensive titles or even just use the store/messaging would be pretty sweet on the larger screen and real buttons on the switch vs phones.

[Segata]

I have Google fiber with 500 mega bit internet. Still get severe lag on Vita. In fact the PS4 dropped the signal a few times.

[jivah]

Lag on it was just bad. Wifi 6 (ax) just came out. It's not widespread but hopefully it gets adopted fast. It focuses on speed, performance and battery life. That said I cant see any of this really working without an improved protocol that focuses heavily on reducing latency. Maybe wifi 7 but who knows

[crazyCoconuts]

Latency wasn't a big issue for my on my Vita. Not having shoulder buttons or clickable thumbsticks was though. If they had that I'd still have my Vita for remote play alone

[Shiken]

The VITA was only able to use 2.4 wifi. Switch can use 5, so yes it should be much better for solid connections.

[Segata]

And for whatever reason. Nintendo put a cap on it. You can't go over a certain speed. I think it caps at 60.

[Shiken]

Yeah Sony did the same thing with the PS4. Still MUCH faster than what the VITA was able to do with 2.4.

[MeteorPanda]

l remember l was playing ff14 on ps4, went to the toilet with remote play on vita as l waited for raid team to set up. was gathering l think. then l saw the ready checks and the leader saying we had only 3 attempts this raid and we had to go asap...l was on remote play and was the tank. told them and they didnt care. so l tanked savage alex on the toilet on vita and managed to do it. raid was laughing at my torment, fucking had bruises on my knees lol

[TheEnigma313]

Good Sony is expanding remote play. Very underrated feature.

[HeisenbergX]

Since i have a switch and a playstation i would say yessss why not

[AnubisG]

Or how about make a Playstation portable that you actually support Sony. I would want that instead as a Playstation gamer.

[Sgt_Slaughter]

It's amazing how well the PS4 did, yet you look over at the Vita and they treated it like it was a bastard child. Each year at E3 it got less and less time at the conference until it stopped showing up all together. Expensive proprietary memory plus barebones first party support are two of the biggest offenses they did with it.

[AnubisG]

Yeah, those two factors kind of killed it but if it had killer exclusives coming in on the regular than people would have looked over the memory issue because of the games. But they didn't support it with games and that is why it has died. They could still make a good handheld but they need to support it. I would much rather buy that than a Switch.

[rainslacker]

They were doing good with it the first couple years, but a lot of people wouldnt give then credit for what they had. It was always about what it didnt have, and the questionable decisions made in their design choices which was a direct result in trying to prevent piracy which was rampant on the psp

[TheEnigma313]

nah that isn't lucrative anymore. Only Nintendo can make dedicated portables that sell well in this phone dominated era. Sony isn't delusional to throw money away like that.

[AnubisG]

They could have been successful with the vita if only they supported it with games. I think they can still do it with a new handheld that is dedicated to gaming and will give you an experience that mobile phones can't. For example: amazing Playstation 1st party exclusives.

[ILostMyMind]

Me too, but I think that horse is already dead.

[porkChop]

They won't support it. They've pretty much already explained why. The console business is their money maker. Supporting a handheld takes support and developers away from their home console. That's not something they want to do.

They could potentially build new teams and studios to support handheld development, but Sony is unlikely to make that kind of investment in a market they've struggled in.

It sucks, but it is what it is. I loved the Vita but it just didn't get anywhere near the first party support that it needed.

[SegaSaturn669]

No thanks. Dualshock 4 >> JoyCon

[Sgt_Slaughter]

I would like the DS4 more if it had battery life that wasn't crap. Quickest draining controller I've ever had. Hopefully it gets fixed for the DS5.

[Neonridr]

I would use this feature for sure. I had to buy the grip for my Vita because my hands would go numb and I always hated the fact that the Vita lacked dual shoulder buttons. The Switch has all the buttons there so it would make for some easier play sessions.

As an owner of both hardware, I have zero problems with this.

[Christopher]

My only issue is the low-quality wifi on Switch. I wish it was up to par with most smartphones today for this.

[Neonridr]

I mean I use my Switch in my house or at work with zero problems. It supports better wifi tech than the VIta does, so that should automatically be an improvement. The Vita only supported 2.4 Ghz.

[Christopher]

***I mean I use my Switch in my house or at work with zero problems. It supports better wifi tech than the VIta does, so that should automatically be an improvement. The Vita only supported 2.4 Ghz.***

Supporting a band doesn't mean at their potential max speeds (or close to that). This isn't something out of the blue, the Switch with my own use has poor antennae placement or just poor reception to said antennae as it never comes even close to that of my phone or other devices. This is on 2.4 or 5GHz. With a mesh network setup with strong reception throughout the condo.

Others have had the issue as well https://www.polygon.com/201...

My guess is that the signal for the wifi antennae are reduced due to the design of the Switch itself. There's also the possibility of heat being an issue, but I haven't had that happen to me. It's just been bad at signal strength in general.

As far as Vita, 2.4GHz is enough (and it's a longer band) for 540p, which is what you play at when remote playing on it. 720p is 78% more pixels to push. This is exacerbated by the signal strength issues on the console.

[XxExacutionerxX]

Heck yeah

[nucky64]

i have NO interest in remote play.

[IRetrouk]

Dont use it, but dont see why not, it's just another device to stream to at the end of the day, interesting to see this option though.

[StormLegend]

Yes please this would be cool

[blanka4545]

that would be cool if possible!

[Outlawzz]

I play on my phone and it's great but it doesn't use the full screen size of my phone their just blacked out which is annoying, Same for xcloud. That being said on switch it would be amazing. I have a huge backlog of PS4 games because I'm never home to play so I gotta use my phone usually.

[froy402]

Yeah I for sure would like that!! People with both ps4 and switch will agree, people without a switch will disagree because they won't get anything from it and are selfish bums.

Ok, not bums just selfish 😉

[Exvalos]

No no no no no and hell to the no

[Miacosa]

A majority of Nintendo's revue comes from Indie games and to a lesser degree 3rd party titles. Allowing the PSN store indirectly via remote play into its eco-system can eat into Nintendo's profits, which, could hinder this dream idea from happening unless a profit share can be agreed on.

[rainslacker]

I'd imagine sony wouldn't be asking if they though they couldn't get nintendo to agree to it.

[NotoriousWhiz]

Most indie games outside of a small handful perform just as well on the Switch as they do on the PS4. So it wouldn't make sense to buy it on Playstation if you have a Switch. The big AAA games though, those must be bought on Playstation (and most of them aren't releasing on the Switch anyway)

[FITSniper]

I would love a "Vita" that basically is just a remote play terminal. A 6-7" 1080p screen with controls.

[Tross]

Interesting. I have both a PS4 and Switch. I never used remote play with my PS4/Vita, so I doubt I would use this feature on the Switch if it happened, but I'm all for a neat addition to the list of features for both systems for those who would make use of it.

[gold_drake]

whk knows if thats true. i wouldnt believe anything one guy on reddit says

[Araragifeels]

PlayStation doesn't have to make another standalone portable console and invest in exclusive.

Instead they can just make a companion portable for the PS5, just like PSVR is a companion for PS4.

They can used that look a like Switch concept that have split dual shock controller with a screen in the middle and make it a real product.

[MetroidFREAK21]

Wouldn't hurt 🤔

[Immagaiden]

Wow a DualShock controller with a screen. Could you actually imagine Sony doing that

[TheEroica]

The answer is, yes... I want all my games on switch. Not interested in regular consoles or pc anymore. I'm an old school gamer who never complained once about frame rates, slow down, texture pop in or resolution. I'm part of the gaming generation that loved inventive gameplay. I'd like a fully loaded switch with all the games please.

[shinrock]

Ooooooh nooooo!!! Options😒

[AK91]

Sure why not.

[strayanalog]

Pushing aside the weird feeling of seeing a PlayStation tile on a Nintendo screen, Remote Play on Switch would be interesting, as would Game Pass and Rainway, and although the idea of streaming games has yet to win me over, it would be great to know I have that option.

[jlove4life]

You still would need a ps4 and a switch and most ps4 games aren't on switch should be a win for companies and us consumers I want it

[ShadowWolf712]

Would be nice. A portable screen that comes with controls. lol

Also, based on some of these reactions, I think a lot of folks in here forget what Remote Play is.

[jznrpg]

I’d rather have a Vita 2 or whatever they would call it . I don’t find the Switch the most comfortable device for long hours of play and the battery life sucks

[jmtstan]

surprisingly whenever I use 8Bitdo SN controller on playstation games... I can automatically know A is Circle, B is X... If i use Xbox one controller on ps games, I can feel the same. But if I use Xbox controller on Nintendo games, i get mixed up with ABXY & BAYX positions.

[GameStallion]

Not really where I’d like their focus to be, but if it doesn’t take away any developing power anywhere whatsoever then I don’t care one way or the other.

[masterfox]

Yeah sure Sony why not give me some reasons to buy a Switch XD

[Antnee534]

Holy hell I would love both it on switch and a portable dual shock 4 that can do it to that would be awesome.

[Mithan]

Sure why not.

[PhoenixUp]

It’d be ironic if Sony and Nintendo collaborated on something like this together especially considering how PlayStation came to be in the first place

[Teflon02]

allow it on everything. Makes no sense not to. Doesn't hurt to allow it. I'd love to have such a feature on switch. Don't like using a phone for that. Also don't walk with a computer I would do it on. Just a graphics tablet so I just draw on it. I invite it with open arms.

[Anomander]

Rather have it on PS4 and Android Phone

[Sophisticated_Chap]

It's all about growing the PSN for the future. Good news if you ask me. Having said that, Sony will always be in the hardware business, and fans can always choose to buy their hardware.

[ILostMyMind]

Especially because without a PlayStation hardware you cannot do remote play.

[Xavi4K]

sounds like sony games will be available on more platforms than just PC and PS4

[ILostMyMind]

The idea of ​​PlayStation Now is to be on all screens. But it is not even that. It is just a remote play feature.

[leoms]

@Septic
''Lol how is that a good thing??" Yet you are the 1st in the article saying it's a good move. I know you're a troll but a stupid troll at that godamn.

[leoms]

@Havik
''The good thing...? Hmmm, why would that be a concern to you? Are you a shareholder?'' Not sure how that is any of your concern though lmao

[Wontime1]

Has anyone tried playing God of war on Vita remote play?
I tried, but it is impossible. The button layout simply does not work.
I'd love to see the ds4 work on the Vita without that multiple account workaround.
I say this bc I'm a fan of remote play.
I'm waiting for my note 9 to get Android 10, remote play works on that OS version , and ds4 works on Android .
Amazing it works on that but not the Vita

[mastershredder]

I want to remote play on my cat. 😹 I do love remote play. I use it when I’m traveling or away from home all the time.

[Italiano1234567]

1st of all its just a survey. Survey's r taken all the time and nothing every comes of it. Also Nintendo would have to get something huge out of it. Their not just gonna let u play PlayStation games on a switch with nothing in return

[Wolf873]

Wouldn't Sony need to pay Nintendo to accomplish something like that?

[MeteorPanda]

the vita. you had the vita. Thats everything you're looking at now, lol

[boing1]

That would actually make sense.

[ScootaKuH]

I wouldn't say no, but I probably wouldn't use it either, as I don't use current remote play. But more options are no bad thing

[Mr_Luke]

Well, i don't care. I guess it's good for the people that have PS4 and Switch, it's bigger than the Vita and more comfortable to play PS4 games. I have both but i never used remote play.

EDIT: i just thought about something --> remote play on Switch, Switch docked, play PS4 games on Switch on your TV. Completely useless but i thought it was funny :P

[sampsonon]

Ok, this would be one of the dumbest things Sony could do.
They will never do it.

Sony should keep away from crappy consoles.

[ShadowWolf712]

How is this any different from what they're already doing with Remote Play?

[sampsonon]

not in direct competition.
I know, let's get Nintendo put the next zerlda on ps5. k?

[ShadowWolf712]

...you're literally streaming the game off your PS4 with remote play, my guy.

It's literally no different than any other screen and still requires you to own Playstation hardware and the game you want to stream.

[leoms]

Some xbots in the comment section seem to think Remote play=PS Now lmao